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No matter what you bed to be there every day to make sure the workers are doing it the right way. We did this to avoid ugle bulk heads, make sure all rooms and closets have HVAC vents, where the hose sigot goes, outlets, etc.. lots of decisions need to be made and I'd you are not there the workers will just do whatever

+ 1. Even though I was there a lot, I'm still finding things that aren't quite right and it's too late to change some of them. Like why was this outlet put there instead of lined up symmetrically? Builder just gave me a blank stare.

Are there no competent builders?

I don't know. I'd like to think there are, but I interviewed a LOT of builders, chose the one that seemed best, and still ran into a lot of problems.

[b]The problem is that the house is built by subcontractors, not by your actual builder. Some of the subs are shockingly bad. I can evaluate some of their work, like paint, but don't have the skills to evaluate things like electrical.

A really key thing is how much time your actual builder spends on site supervising the subs. In our experience with our own build and after interviewing many other builders, most do not spend must time on site. And therein lies the problem - crappy subs with minimal supervision.[/b][/quote]

This exactly. 
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